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Flute
1800–50
Object Place: Probably Germany
Medium/Technique
Boxwood, horn, silver
Dimensions
Length 61 cm (24 in.)
Credit Line
Leslie Lindsey Mason Collection
Accession Number17.1854
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CollectionsMusical Instruments
ClassificationsMusical instruments – Aerophones
DescriptionIn C. Conoidal bore. Boxwood, varnished light yellow-brown. Horn rings. Made in four parts: headjoint, upper and lower bodyjoints, and footjoint. Elliptical embouchure. Six fingerholes. One square key (Young type F) of silver (d-sharp'), mounted on block with SATK.
ProvenanceFrancis W. Galpin (1858-1945), Hatfield Regis, England; 1916, sold by Francis W. Galpin to William Lindsey (1858-1922), Boston, Massachusetts; 1916, gift of William Lindsey, in memory of his daughter, Leslie Lindsey Mason, to the MFA. (Accession Date: October 5, 1916)